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In English, the word “pig” has many idioms (习语). Now, in the Year of the Pig, why not pick up some of them.
Let’s begin with some very interesting expressions. We all know pigs spend a large amount of time eating. As a result, many pigs are fat. In English, we use the idiom “eat like a pig” to describe people who eat a lot. But it can be rude to use this idiom.
Another interesting idiom to learn is “lipstick (口红) on a pig”. While you think this expression describes a beautiful thing, the opposite is true. We use this idiom to say that no matter how well we decorate an ugly product, it is still ugly. Even the most expensive lipstick cannot fix it!
“Pigs might fly” is an idiom widely used in daily life. It’s used to show that you do not believe something will ever happen. For example, Rick has been smoking for twenty years. Once he said he would give it up. His friends all laughed and said, “Yes, and pigs might fly.”
The last idiom we are going to learn is “guinea pig”. The guinea pig is actually not a pig. It is a rat that has short legs and no tail. Many children keep the animal as a pet. But if we say someone is used as a guinea pig, it means new ideas, methods or medical treatments are tested on them. 51. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Pig Idioms
B. Year of the Pig D. Habits of the Pig B. decorating a flying pig D. keeping a guinea pig B. 竹篮打水一场空 D. 磨刀不误砍柴工 B. try her new dish D. buy the latest cookbook C.
D.
C. Different Pigs
52. Putting a new cover on a broken phone is just like . A. eating like a pig C. putting lipstick on a pig A. 太阳从西边出来 C. 失败乃成功之母 A. cook for her
53. has the similar meaning to “pigs might fly”.
54. Cindy likes creating her own dishes. She always uses her husband as a guinea pig to . C. do some cleaning A.
55. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (P= paragraph)
B.
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（C）
Below is the video that was made for Pattie. ·REC 5/4/2019 Hey, Pattie. You, Daddy and Jessie are the most important people in my life. Mom died when I was little, so I remember few things about her. To me, you’re just like my mother. I’m so excited you’ll be living with us. 11:42:36 ·REC 5/4/2019 12:05:30 ·REC 5/4/2019 15:06:38 ·REC 5/4/2019 17:30:16
56. A friend of Pattie’s took a picture on her bid day. Which is most likely the picture? A. B.
57. What do you know about the four people in the video? A. One of them is Pattie’s sister. B. One of them is David’s best friend. C. One of them is the aunt of two of the others. D. One of them is the mother of two of the others. 58. Jessie appears on the video at . A.11:42:36 B.12:05:30 59. Pattie’s mother .
A. died when she was little C. didn’t accept David at first
B. lived with Pattie’s daughters D. wasn’t good enough for her daughter C.15:06:38
D.17:30:16
C.
D.
Hi! Pattie. I’m so happy for you and David! I still can’t believe it! My best friend and my brother! Be happy on your big day and all the days after! Hi, Pattie. Thank you for everything you’ve done for us. After Mom died, you’re the one who has kept us together. You brought our funny, smiling dad back. You made our house a lovely warm home. To me, you’re already family. Hello, Pattie. You know I wasn’t happy about you and David at first. For a mother, a man with two kids is never good enough for her daughter. But after seeing how you four get along together, I start thinking maybe you do know what you’re doing. You have my best wishes, my dear girl. - 7 –
60. We can learn from the video that . A. Pattie remembers little about her mother B. Pattie does a lot and wins the kid’s hearts C. David is a serious man who seldom smiles D. David is in a bad mood because his wife died
（D）
Do you know how websites make money? Here is a basic version. Websites produce content and get
people to click (点击) on it. They make money from the companies that put ads around that content. The more clicks the content gets, the more money the website makes. In this way, websites can survive (幸存) without charging their users.
However, this way of making money is now under threat. It’s clear that
people don’t like reading ads. More and more Internet users are installing ad-blockers on their computers. In 2010, only 21 million people used ad-blockers. Now, the number has grown to more than 200 million. These pieces of software “block” ads from appearing on web pages. They help people focus on (关注) what they want to read.
Websites used to pay little attention to the rise of ad-blocking. After all, most people use the Internet on their smart phones. It was impossible to install ad-blockers on smart phones.
Now, things have changed. Today, ad-blockers are among the best-selling software in Apple’s App Store. It’s not hard to understand why they are so popular. With ad-blockers, Internet users can have a “cleaner” Internet. The software can also save them money. Ads usually take lots of data (流量) to load.
Websites are already talking to their readers about this ad-blocking trend. On some websites, users are being greeted with the message: “Please turn off your ad-blocker!” They are told that it is the ads that help the website survive. Such a message may help people understand how websites make money. However, ad-blockers are still popular. It seems that people just don’t want to look at ads no matter whether they know the importance of ads to websites or not!
61. To survive without charging their users, websites need to . A. lead their users to click on ads
B. attract their users to the content with ads C. help people focus on what they want to read D. encourage their users to use the Internet on smart phones
62. Since 2010, the number of people who use ad-blockers has grown by nearly . A. 20 percent A. 阻止
B. 200 percent B. 阻塞
C. 90 percent C. 街区
D. 900 percent D. 大厦
63. The underlined word “block” means in Paragraph 2. 64. Why do ad-blockers become popular?
① Because people can use ad-blockers for free.
② Because it’s possible for people to install ad-blockers on smart phones. ③ Because with ad-blockers, people can have a “cleaner” Internet.
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④ Because ad-blockers can help people save money. ⑤ Because ad-blockers can help people make more money. A. ①③⑤
B. ②③④
C. ①②⑤ D. ③④⑤
65. We can know from the last paragraph that .
A. websites will put more ads around the content they produce B. websites will start charging their users
C. people will turn off their ad-blockers to help website survive
D. people will continue using ad-blockers
第二节 阅读下面短文，把A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。
（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
When he was nine years old, American boy Milo Cress had a question: 66 Through lots of research, Cress calculated that Americans use about 500 million straws (吸管) every day. In hope of reducing plastic waste, he founded the Be Straw Free project in 2011.
67 He asked a local restaurant to stop offering straws with every drink order. It was a simple change. However, it would save money. And by doing that, the restaurant would cut down on its straw use by 50 percent.
For the year that followed, Cress tried to spread his project across the United States. 68 They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one. Last April, Seattle became the first American city to completely ban (禁止) plastic straws.
69 He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to the plastic straws.
“ 70 And it makes me feel that I, as a kid, could make a difference, too.” Cress says.
A. More and more restaurants agreed to join. B. How many plastic straws do Americans use every day? C. Focusing on straws is one simple step we all could take. D. Cress started the project in his hometown --- Burlington, Vermont. E. After his project became popular, Cress took his findings on the road.
V. 情景交际（每小题2分，满分10分） 根据情景提示，完成下列各题。
71. Peter脸色不好，你想对他表示关心，可以这么问：
with you, Peter? 72. 你看到弟弟的书桌上乱七八糟堆满了书，可以这么要求他：
on your desk! 73. 你想知道Beth的家离学校有多远，可以这样问：
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74. 你想知道Nancy语文学得好还是英语学得好，可以这么问：
, Nancy? 75. 在餐馆里，你想请服务员拿菜单给你，可以这么问：
, please?
VI. 看图写话（每小题2分，满分10分）
根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词，写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。
76. past, now
77. music, make
78. pride, China
79. take, 20 minutes
80. be, steal, when
VII. 短文填词（每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或单词等提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
For about two weeks in January 2015, 81 (Japan) writer Haruki Murakami (村上春树) took questions at a website and gave 82 (answer) to them. Murakami seldom appears in public. Therefore, that was certain a rare (珍贵的) 83 [t?ɑ?ns] for his fans to communicate with him. They asked all kinds of questions. 84 [s?m] of the questions were about his likes and dislikes, 85 (include) his favorite animal and the baseball team he supports.
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[福州二检]2019福州市初中毕业班教学质量检测
